A wave of heat rushed over, and everyone outside the city gate stepped back, but they were shocked by the scene in front of them. Although they had already noticed the fire that turned half of the sky red when they were outside the city, they didn't expect that there was actually something in the city.
It's such a scene.
Everywhere in the city was still burning, and a strong smell of tung oil came over.
Xia Houyan and Liu Yinfeng came up from behind on horseback, their brows furrowed tightly. Liu Yinfeng looked at the situation in the city and said calmly, "It seems that Luo Qingyan doesn't just want us to be unable to escape from here."
If you want to get anything, but want to use this to block our way, look at this tung oil, I'm afraid it will have to burn for a day and a night."
Xia Houyan pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, but there was a bit of murderous intent in his eyes.
Not long after, the spies who went to investigate hurried back and said, "Report to the prince and the military advisor. The Ning army retreated to the north of the Jing River and the bridge has been destroyed."
Liu Yinfeng nodded, "This is the only bridge on the Jing River, and it has been destroyed. If you want to cross it, I'm afraid you will have to spend some effort. You will bring thousands of people to cut down some trees and make some rafts first."
Xia Houyan's eyes were filled with deep thoughts, "Do you want to cross the river on a raft?"
"This is the only plan for now. In order to prevent the soldiers who are forced to cross over from being robbed and killed, there must be more rafts. Send soldiers who can swim into the water and take a wooden bridge wide enough to facilitate the passage of the army." Liu Yinfeng
After saying that, he lowered his voice and said, "Prince Jing married a good princess, and his mental strategy is not bad at all. Last time we stumbled for a while, this time we lost a hundred thousand soldiers, but
I helped Prince Jing invisibly again."
"Report! Duke Hua wants to see you." A voice came from far away. Xia Houyan snorted coldly and raised his voice, "Please."
However, Duke Hua did not ride a horse. He strolled up to Xia Houyan's horse, cupped his hands and said, "Prince, the weather is cold. Why don't Your Highness and the military advisor go to the camp outside Jingyang City to avoid the cold?" He did not squint his eyes and never mentioned the war.
Xia Houyan opened his mouth and was about to scold him when he heard Liu Yinfeng speak calmly, "The Duke has not seen you for a long time. In this case, I will accompany the prince to the camp with the Duke."
Xia Houyan heard a low voice coming from beside him, "Prince, no."
Xia Houyan suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and nodded, "Why don't Duke Hua lead the way?"
Duke Hua raised his eyebrows, responded, took Xia Houyan's horse and left the army, and walked toward the camp with hundreds of guards. When they arrived at the camp, it was already dawn, and Duke Hua
The orderer poured tea for Xia Houyan and Liu Yinfeng, and then said with a smile, "His Royal Highness suddenly abandoned Kangyang and came to Jingyang. Why didn't he send a letter, so I can arrange for someone to take care of me."
"Haha..." Xia Houyan smiled coldly, raised his eyes and glanced at Hua Guogong, and then said, "Princess Ning Guojing is in Kangyang City. That woman is not a vegetarian. The two armies are of equal strength. Our army is not the same."
I didn't get any trouble. I discussed with the military advisor that if I could take advantage of Ning's army's unpreparedness, raid Jingyang and capture Jingyang City, I would be able to take care of it in the future, and it would be easier to attack Kangyang."
Duke Hua pondered for a moment, looked at Xia Houyan indifferently, paused with the hand holding the tea, but only slightly curled the corner of his mouth, "The prince has thought carefully."
Xia Houyan's smile did not reach his eyes, "Didn't my father ask General Lin Yulin to lead the troops to attack Jingyang? Why did Duke Hua appear in the Jingyang army? This prince also took a bite when he received the news.
I'm surprised that Duke Hua has not led troops for a long time, but he didn't know that General Lin was so proud that he asked Duke Hua to personally help him."
Duke Hua couldn't hear the sarcasm in his words, but he just smiled lightly and said, "I'm not here to lead troops to fight. I just miss the life in the camp. I was planning to return to Xia Kingdom a few days ago and happened to pass through Jingyang.
Just drop by and take a look.”
Everyone was doing Tai Chi. Duke Hua smiled and said, "The prince and the military advisor are marching quickly. I guess they must be very tired. It's better to rest for a while."
Xia Houyan had already stood up, "No, now that Jingyang City has been destroyed and we are outnumbered, it is a good opportunity to take advantage of the victory and pursue the victory. It is not time to rest yet." He said to his bodyguards aside, "
Come, let General Lin come and see this prince." After saying that, he left the camp.
Liu Yinfeng slowed down a few steps, raised his eyes and bowed to Duke Hua before saying, "Wei Chen also stayed in the Duke's army for a period of time before. When he was young, Lord Guo Gong taught Wei Chen good
Many, the humble minister is very grateful. The Duke of the State has always been cautious in his words and deeds, but the Duke of the State has been a little impatient in this matter, which made the Crown Prince unhappy. Why should the Duke be like this? This world belongs to young people after all. If he continues
This cannot be solved. I am afraid that Prince Jing is not worthy of the great responsibility entrusted by the Duke of the State. Why should the Duke of the State bother so much..."
Duke Hua slowly closed his eyes and smiled with a bit of bitterness, "That's all, since Yin Feng has said so, what should I do? I still believe in his ability, and it is indeed me.
Overthinking it.”
Liu Yinfeng paused slightly, curled his lips, and then walked out of the tent.
The prince personally ordered the generals of the battalion to jointly pursue the Ning army. Lin Yu did not dare to resign. With so many people joining in, the bamboo raft was built very quickly. In the afternoon, a lot of work had been done, and Liu Yinfeng
He ordered people who were familiar with the water properties to go into the water and connect the bamboo rafts one by one and tie them together to form a very wide bridge. The soldiers then started to cross the river on the bamboo rafts.
To the north of the Jing River, there are continuous mountains. Although the mountains are not high, they are covered by many trees, which is convenient for hiding. When the Xia army crossed the river, many arrows flew out of the forest and shot at the Xia army on the bridge.
Go, and there will be countless casualties in a short time.
Xia Houyan's face turned cold, "Continue to cross the river. Our Xia army has 650,000 men. I don't believe that he can shoot them all. After crossing the river, I set fire to the mountain and made it difficult for him to fly!"
However, after crossing the river, Xia's army suffered heavy losses. The original army of 650,000 people lost nearly 100,000. Liu Yinfeng guessed that the army's arrow reserves were not large to begin with. After such a battle,
, I’m afraid there aren’t many left.
The fire attack that Xia Houyan wanted could not be realized. It was just because the forest was damp and it was difficult to start a fire. However, he could use the thick smoke to force the enemy to show up. However, the south wind happened to blow. If the mountain was set on fire,
The only ones harmed are themselves.
"Then what should we do, just wait like this?" Xia Houyan became a little irritable. He hurriedly abandoned Kangyang City and marched to Jingyang. It has been two nights without a wink. He originally thought that there were two people outside Jingyang City.
The 150,000-strong army, plus 400,000 of his own, would definitely be able to annihilate the Xia army before the reinforcements from the Ning army arrived. However, unexpectedly, when they arrived in Jingyang, one situation after another appeared.
First, Princess Jing used some unknown method to let water flow into the Jing River that had been dry for a long time. Not only did she drown one hundred thousand of her soldiers, but she also gave Prince Jing a way out. Then Prince Jing set fire to Jingyang City.
Now the fire in Jingyang City has not been extinguished, and I am afraid that after it is burned out, nothing will be left. There is also Duke Hua watching in the camp. If it were not for the fact that Duke Hua has a high prestige in the army, he would
Taking rash actions would trigger a riot among the soldiers. He had already tied up the old man, but now he could only send someone to watch him to prevent him from sending messages to the outside world.
Liu Yinfeng was silent for a moment, walked back and forth in the temporary camp several times, and then said, "It's not impossible. Jingyang City is destroyed. The people in Jingyang City are probably resettled by King Jing. If
We can find the place where the people in Jingyang City are resettled, so it is not unreasonable to use the people as a threat."
"Are we just waiting to find someone? What if we can't find someone?"
"It won't be impossible to find it. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Jingyang City. With so many people, the target is not small. Moreover, the people are no better than soldiers. They are all old, weak, women and children. They can't walk too fast. They must be nearby. They should be
We can find it soon. Moreover, Wei Chen has just taken a closer look. Apart from the Jing River, there are no other rivers and lakes near Jingyang. Most of the people in the city draw wells to get water. Now we are on the edge of the Jing River.
, There are so many people in the Ning army, and there are so many people who must drink water, so we sent people to guard the banks of the Jing River and cut off their water sources to see how long they could hold on." Liu Yinfeng smiled lightly.
It's still there, but it makes people feel a little cold.
Xia Houyan laughed when he heard this, "Hahaha, I have forgotten this. Yes, everyone needs to drink water. Without water, I want to see how long he can last."
At this time, Yun Shang's 100,000 soldiers and horses were approaching Jingyang. Because he didn't know what was going on in Jingyang, Yun Shang ordered to set up camp not far from Jingyang. One day, he happened to send a secret guard to find out.
In the case of King Fanjing, on the other hand, he could also wait for reinforcements from behind.
"Princess, you have been walking back and forth in the camp for a long time. Please sit down and rest for a while." Qianyin said softly.
Yun Shang sighed, "Qianyin, I can't calm down. I can't even think about what Xia Jun will do and how the prince will respond. I can't calm down at all."
Qianyin looked at Yunshang and was a little at a loss. She was just a secret guard. She was selected into the palace and had only been a palace maid for a few years. However, she knew nothing about marching and fighting. She was silent for a moment.
, then said, "Isn't the old gentleman brought by the prince in the camp? The prince treated him so politely, so he must be a capable man. Why doesn't the princess ask him if he has any good ideas?"
Hearing this, Yun Shang's eyes lit up, "By the way, why did I forget about Mr. Qingcang? Come on, bring me your big cloak. I'll pay a visit to Mr. Qingcang in his camp."
When Yun Shang arrived at the camp where Mr. Qingcang lived, Mr. Qingcang was playing chess with himself. When he saw Yun Shang coming, he smiled and said, "I thought you should come too, sit down and play with me."
plate?"
Yun Shang shook her head, "I'm too confused right now, and I have no intention of playing chess."
"The secret guards who control you haven't returned yet, and you don't even know what's going on in Jingyang, so what's the use of worrying." After saying that, he fell down again.
Yun Shang pondered for a moment but knew that Mr. Qingcang was telling the truth. No matter what, he had to wait for the news to come before he could make a decision. After thinking about it, he walked over, sat down, looked at the situation on the chessboard, and twisted
A white piece was raised and a piece was lost.
It was raining, but Yun Shang felt that she felt much calmer in her heart. Before the game of chess was finished, she heard Qian Yin walking in, "Princess, the secret guard is back." (To be continued)
